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Dushan, Canada

The icon of Christ Pantocrator in the silver revetment cover arrived safely this afternoon. Thank you as always for your careful packaging and shipping of this fine antique.

Henry, UK

Thank you for the icon of St. Princess Sofia. A very interesting person. Once again a very speedy and efficient delivery.

Sr. Marie, UK

The Relic of St Vincent Ferrer arrived safely a little while ago and I am delighted with everything. Thank you and God bless you.

Tim, UK

The five icons have arrived. Absolutely stunning! As ever, many thanks – and no doubt I’ll be back again in the future.

Jeff and Enrica

JUST BEAUTIFUL! Many thanks for working with me to acquire this rare and inspiring work of art. It is always a pleasure dealing with you!

Reliquary theca with relics of St. Martha of Bethany, Disciple of the Lord

Oval glass-fronted silver reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Martha, Disciple of the Lord. The relic is affixed to a gilt paper star on a silk ground surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a fancy manuscript cedula label as Ex Oss. S. Marthae V. Hosp. Salvat. (of the bone of St. Martha, Virgin, Host of the Savior). On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of an unidentified Roman Catholic Bishop.

Saint Martha of Bethany was a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. She lived in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem, where she witnessed Jesus resurrecting her brother, Lazarus. In Eastern Orthodox Church tradition, Martha and Mary were among the Myrrh-bearing Women who stood at Golgotha during the Crucifixion of Jesus and later came to his tomb early on the morning following Sabbath with myrrh to anoint their Lord's body. The Myrrhbearers became the first witnesses to the Resurrection of Jesus, finding the empty tomb and hearing the joyful news from an angel. Orthodox tradition also relates that Martha's brother Lazarus was cast out of Jerusalem in the persecution against the Jerusalem Church following the martyrdom of St. Stephen. His sister Martha fled Judea with him, assisting him in the proclaiming of the Gospel in various lands, while Mary Magdalene remained with John the Apostle and assisted him with the Church of Jerusalem. Veneration Martha is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.